davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
MISTAKEN IDENTITY,
A Number of Strange Instances o.
Confusion as to Individuals

Number of Strange Instances OF
Confusion as to Individuals.
Questions of identity, says the Medi-
cal Standard, arc among the most con-
fusing in practice, and positive opinions
should be given only after careful an
alysis of the case. The peculiar con-
fusion which results in such cases is
we'll illustrated in the DAILY Strahl case
A lunatic named Wilson confessed
he killed DAILY, cut his body up. and
threw the pieces in the creek. At the
same time man named D.eterlc had
been charged with the murder of Strahl,
who had disappeared. The head and
dismembered trunk of body. one leg
and one arm were found and identified
as StrahFs bv his brother and others.
Days friends also identified them as
Days. Strahl and DAILY had the same
size of head. were both left-handed;
both had scars on their right hand;
both were red-haired and bold on the
vertex; both had the right shoulder
higher than the left Dieterle
was acquitted of Strahl's murder.
Wilson was hung for Days
murder, chiefly on his own con-.
fession, which, however, was cor
roborated by the circumstances men,
toned. Such confusion of identity is
far from exceptional. In 1883 three
similar cases of confusion of identity
occurred in the United States. Tidy
reports case in which a mangled body
was identified by woman and her
children as that of the husband and
father. Within an hour after inter-
ment the real father entered and gave a
satisfactory account of his absence.
Ogston reports the case of a medical
student who resurrected the body of a
countryman, and was arrested with it
in his possession. The wife and sons
of missing weaver identified it as the
husband and father. The medical STU
dent told his story, and the grave was
examined and found empty. The peo-
pie whose church-yard had been viola-
ted identified the body. but so did the
wife and sons aforesaid. Finally the
weaver made his appearance, and only
then were his wife and sons convinced
of their mistake. DR.. Kinlock reports
a case in which the body of an old man
with a left ear and finger missing, a
mutilation of long standing, was found.
The daughters and friends of an old
man who was missing fully identified
the body. On their return from bury.
ing the supposed body they were as
founded to find their father had re-
turned, and that they had buried
stranger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

Mr.. Colt, owner OF the yacht Daunt-
less, and Capt. Samuels, her command.
er during the late ocean race, ore
~out.' Capt. Samuels has lett the
yacht at Queenstown, accusing Mr..
Colt with understandable interference
and grossly ongentlemanly conduct
during the trip, and says but for this
the Dauntless would have won. Capt.
Samuels is one of the oldest and best
sailors in America, and it does not
seem likely that he would make such
charges hastily or purposely incur Mr..
Colts displeasure by failing TO do all
IN his power to bring his vessel in first.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
The Fleeing Cook.

Here 10 . story on certain class OF
mistresses-a class that is not numer'
Gus, but 10 peculiar to the ranks of the
''vulgar rich'' who are 50 scorchiDg1y
described by Ouida A lady comes q
stranger to Buffalo, her husband an
army officer, ordered here on special
duty. She at once breaks into house,
keeping and deems herself fortunate in
securing really good cook. One morn
ing whilo rejecting upon her luck in
finding such kitchen treasure-and
she is stranger in a strange place-she
sees a fine establishmcnt-spfendld
sleigh, fine horses, swell coachman-
drive up to her door. From the sleigh
steps out very handsome specimen OF
womanhood, elegantly costumed. Our
army woman, suspecting that she is to
be made the recipient of little Buffalo
welcome and hospitality, steps to the
mirror, gives her bangs Il little twist and
prinks up hastily. She hears the door
bell ring; soon after hears voices in tho
parlor. But there is no summons for
her, and in five minutes. more or less,
the superbly-dresscd visitor, aforesaid.
leaves the house and drives off. The
second girl being asked for an explana-
ton, replies that the lady asked to see
the cook. and that functionary soon in
forms her army mistress that she has
had an offer of much higher wages il
she will leave at once, and that the offer
is too tempting to refuse. Protest is
in effectual, and wondering whether
that is the way of doing things in Buff
falo, the discounted house-keeper sub
mits to che result and goes out to hunt
after another cook. A few days pass.
and the sleigh, the coachman and same
elegant specimen of the feminine gen.
der, again come up to the door. and
this time the lady of the house is cert
ainly asked for. With some reluctance
and considerable smothcred indignation
she goes down, but is soon disabuscd of
any notion that the ''lady" is going to
make CALI She briefly explains
her errand-adlnits that she is the wo-
man who induced the cook to leave,
and complains that she is in 4 ''really
awkward postion;'' for a splendid
cook who used to live with her wants
to come back, and she, of course, feels
under obligations to get the other cook
a place, seeing that she urged her to
leave. She, therefore, asAs our army
woman if she is willing to take
back her original cook ''as a
personal favor" Beg pardon, reader.
Did you say Well, swear'' That is
Just what we said when we heard tho
story; and it is true. every word of it.
-BufGlO ErDyess.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Sensible Comment.

Addl essing Mrs. Druse on the scat
fold, Rev. Mr.. Powell said: go to thy
fate, trembling child of sorrow! Go to
thy loving father, God! Go to thy CON-
passionate brother. Jesus, and to the
side of thy angel child who has gone
before. Go bravcly in the strength OF
hope and faith that there will be
place for thee somewhere above this
dark and dismal shadow. Go, penitent
and bleeding heart! Thy transit from
earth to heaven will be but short, and
may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
the love of God, and the fellowship OF
the Holy Spirit of truth and good and
grace go with and remain with thee
evernore. Am3n.' Rev. Mr.. Powell
spoke with some assurance when he
told the wretched woman her transit
from earth to heaven would be but
short. Is this brevity of journey char
acteristic of the rope route9 OF the in
Vulnerable blood-stained murderers
who have stood with knot behind the
left ear uttering pious condolences to
the officers of the law and reporters. not
one has yet returned word that the
hangmans jerk instantly transported
them from mundane TO celestial scenes,
nor do plain. unsentimental people be-
lieve that the slayer arrived there be-
fore his unshrivcd victim. There is
something revolving and demoralizing
to great many good people in these
public announcements of penitcnce and
forgiveness evoked by the shadow of
the moose, when the object OF the laws
vengeance is FRUSTRATED mentally, NOR
ally and physically; when the attending
clergyman is impressed by the fright
encd acquicsccnce of his charge into
imagining too much of conversion.
What a noble experience it is for =
number OF respectable citizens seeing
| that the laws decree is carried ont to
be addressed by fellow with a rope
aroun! his neck with the remark that
he is going to eternal JOY, which they
are apt to miss, and for them to follow
his example and die happy. 1t s,nacks
too niue h of putting a bonus on MUIR
der. What of Mr.. Druse, deceased.
crematcd and assimilatcd by swine?
Is his transition to be more protracted
than that of the lady who kindly as
sisted him out of the world, or will he,
by reason of not having had time to see
Rev. Mr.. Powell just before receiving
his quictus. never again be permitted
to look on the loving countcnance OF
his angel w'fc?-OH CITY Blizzard.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
It Is Loaded.

In a hotel not far from Albany {,
stranger who takes an apartment fol-
the night is confronted by sign, print.
ed with large type upon red pastboard,
which reads as follows: Dangerous
1t you do not know how to turn off The
gas ask some one. Do not blow it out.
1t will kill you." The proprietor is
evidently not fool-killer. -Albans
Journal,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Embryo Colored Statesmen.

An old colorcd woman stood at the
station yesterday, waiting for the Jack.
sonville train. Beside her stood two
little pickaninnles with faces as black
as the inside of stovc-pipe. When
the old mama's train arrived she ex-
claimed: 'Bless dc Lor'!' and then
looking down at her children, remark
ed: Here, you Abraham Lincoln.
take hold of jeff Davis hand and come
along heah, quick!' And the name
sakes of the two. great ststesmen of the
war joined hands and walked away to-
gether as though their names had no,
expressed such a dissimilarity of pur.
pose. -Palatka (Na.) Herald
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Early English Coal Mining.

Coal has been worked in England
since the time of the Normans; but it
was only in the beginning of the seven
tcenth century that explosions in COZ
licries appear to have been heard Of.
Even then they were seldom fatal.
One which occurred at Mostyn, on the
Dee, 1876, and which killed man and
blew off the winding drum at the top of
the pit, was apparently so novel an
event as to be thought worthy of de-
scription in the philosophical Trans
actions of the Royal Society," This
comparative infrequency of explosions
in the early workings is readily account
ed for by the mode in which coal was
got a. that time. The pits were very
shallow; indeed, at the beginning of
the eighteenth century no pit had
reached a greater depth than sixty
fathoms; commonly they were not more
than 20 to 30 fathoms deep. To-day
some of our pits are half mile in
depth; the Ashton Moss pit at Auden-
shaw, for example, is close upon $50
fathoms deep. Moreover, the old work
ings did not extend to any considerable
distance from the shafts. In fact, in
the early days of coal getting the miners
were more hindcred by water and choke
damp than by explosive gas. Choke
damp must. indeed, have been a sore
trouble, if we may Judge from the old
fashioned method of bringing round
asphyxiated Golfers. The remedy, we
are told, twas to dig hole in the
earth and lay them on their bellies with
their mouths in it; if that fail they tun
them full of good ale; but if that fail
they conclude them desperate. Good
Words.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

Temperance legislation Is seldom en-
I'vened by a genuine novelty, but
measure is being advocated in Virgin
ia which is an exception to the rule.
1t is proposed to prohibit the sale OF
intox,cants to all who are not licensed
iquor'drinkers. The license is to cost
81 a year and enon-transierable,a and
the proceeds are to go to the school
fund,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

Since the formation OF the new
triple alliance Germany, Austria
and Italy have each come to q def.
mite understanding with the Vatican.
At no period during the present centu,
ry has such uniform good viii between
the Pope and the European Powers
been manifested and there really
seems to be D. revival, to some EXTENT
OF the terip oral power OF the Pope.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
What Railroad Men Think.

Philadelphia Special. The general opin.
ion among railroad officials in this city is
that the action OF the interstate commerce
commission in the long and short haul
question concerning the Southern railroads
will crush the entire measure. They argue
that this is the most vital feature OF the
entire act and that the stand taken by the
commission, even though it be of II tenn.
porary nature, is the entering wedge that
will split the whole log.
'"Therc is not II railroad OF any conse-
4uence in the entire country" said one
prominent railroad executive officer,
that will not make the same claim as that
eontended for by the Southern lines, and
the justice OF their claims cannot fail to be
recognized. Here il almost the first act OF
the commission they array against them CIV.
cry railroad that has directly or remotely
a water route rs a competitor, and farther
than this, they have taken such position
as will unsettle the commercial affairs of the
country for three months or more.'
All hopes OF the missing steamer Carlona
being heard from ia now given up, and her
name has been added to the long list OF
those reported as lost. At the office OF
Funk, Edge & Co.. New York. it was said
that they never expected to hear any tidings
OF her. The Salerno, two weeks overdue,
has not been heard of since spoken to by
the Elbe on the ~ ult.. and it il supposed
that she, too, has sunk. Her captain re.
fused the Elbe's assistance.
New York society writer's still insist that
Miss Markoe is going to marry Secretary
Bayard. The lady is at present visiting in
New York.
The death is announced at Paris of Jean
Henri Dupeir, the French actor, in his
ninety sixth year.
William and Joseph Warford. brothers,
had an alteration, fourteen miles south
OF Springfield, ILL.,, concerning a horse.
William drew a revolver and shot Joseph,
breaking his arm. He then shot himself
through the heart.
A disturbance occurred at the town of
Seabern, Alsaca, during which IL number OF
recruits hauled down the German flag from
the official buildings. About twenty men
were concerned in the affair. several OF
whom have been arrested.
The Interstate commission s,,spen<ls the
fourth section Qons and short hauD for
the benefit OF the Detroit, Grand Haven g.
Milwaukee Company,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

One of the witnesses in the inyesti:
cation of the Bussey bridge disaster
near Boston says that he notified the
railroad company some years ago OF
indications of weakness in the bridge,
and, on a second notification, was
told that he was borrowing q good
deal OF trouble about that bridge,
and If he was afraid to ride he had bet,
ter walk.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

The March fires cost the Unit ed
States and Canada $40, 400, 900 or
$37, 400 above the average in that
month for a dozen years past. At
this rate the fire losses OF 1887 will
exceed that of 1886, which was an ex-
ceptlonal year, Still, the insurance
companies seem to be- in good condi.
ton and continue to pay pair divi
bends.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

: Sixteen hundred ana forty-eieht
congratulatory kilograms were receiv.
ed by Emperor William upon his
Doth birthday anniversary. OF these
1857 were from different parts OF
Germany, sixty from America, and
the rest are unaccOunted for,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

A Boston clergyman complains that
most of his congregation would rather
take two hours to get ready for the
theatre than an hour to get ready for
church. The difference in the enter.
tainment is probably consider ed worth
the difference in time,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

Judge Cooley Of Michigan relinquisl,.
ed salary of $4,000 per annum for
a salary of $500, as chairman of
theinter-state commission. But Judge
Cooley has large income from royal.
ties on his law text.books, and 50 he
will not suffer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Sure to Rise

1--WE got little money to invest. and
l want your advice"
I'm regard to wllat?'
Il want to invest in something that
is sure to rise.'
''Buy Thermometers. TEXAS SJt-
mas.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
The MaddOck Murder Trial.

On the 5th J. c. Peterson testified posi.
lively that he saw the shot fired and saw
the murderer, who he said wore 8 light hat;
rubber coat and light pants, ruiz, north on
Water streeti that he had been acquaint-
cd with John Arensdorf for five years, and
that it was not Arensdorf " o fired he shot;
that the man who did the shooting, he
thought, was H. L. Leavitt, and he had 80
stated to Marshal Stanley, who went to
Norfolk, Ncb., to see him about the affair:
The witness made various conflicting
statements regarding sundry statements
he is alleged to have signed regarding his
knowledge OF the affair:
On the 9th James G. Junk, Joseph S.
Borse and others testified us to the repu-
tations OF Leatitt and Bismarck. The
witnesses were saloonkeepers. They pro-
nounced their regulations as very bad. J.
Z. Hart, q boarder at Paul Leaders, enc
OF the defendants testifcd
lie was one OF the crowd thai went from
junk Don to the scene OF the murder
About half dozen started down with
Leavitt; Arensdorf did not go with them
Arensdotf was not the man who fired the
shot. am positive he was not in the
crowd that went to the scene OF the MUIR
der: Paul Leader, one OF the defendants,
and the first one so far introduced, was
called. His testimony was that Afncsdori
did not fire the shot. At the time the shot
was fired l thought the man was 1eavitt.
was satisfied that Leavitt was the man
who fired the shot and was running away
was arrested before I was indicted. l
should have told that Leavitt was the
murderer when arrested if II had been asked
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
CONDENSED NEWS,
Some Of tho Late Election.


In Michigan, the election Of Tuesday the
18th inst, resulted In tho sutresa al tho
the defeat 81 the pfohibiti Oh ! naendment.
In Wisconsin ehe only state slection was
for associate judge 81 the supreme court.
Harlow s. Orion (Dem.) was re-clsseed
without opposition. Milwaukee county
voted on judge " the circuit and
judge OF the Supreme court. The Demo-
crets md Republicans placed a fusion
ticket in the field against the 1,abcy PARTY.
d. II. johnson, Democrat, Aid George H.
Noyes (Rep. }, the iue:5h judicial candidates,
dates, N. s. Murphy and Peter Rupp. In
many cities OF the state, by q preconcen;
trated arrangement, ladies in bodies went
to the polls and offered to VOTE. claiming
to be entitled to do 80 BY IA inference con
veyed by recently enacted law allowing
women to vote in school affairs.
The election in Chicago passed OH quiet.
ly. A. cotnbinAti0h OF Democrats and
republfeahs, elected John. A. Roche (rep.)
the socialists.
The so-called United Labor party polled
Just one-half OF the number 81. votes
its leaders had predicted. Two United
Labor aldermen were the only sdccessful
candid ates OF that PARTY.
At Cincinnati, Amos H. Smith, (rep.A was
reelected major by 4 plurality Of SOC.
Smith had II, 963. Stevenson (labor) IT,
367; Matson (dem.l H. 61. An unofficial
footing TOR ~atd officers shows the follow
ing result: Councilmen. thirteen Republi-
cans, nine Labor. three Democrats.
At Minneapolis the Democrats have nine
aldermen now and gained ten. The Repub-
licans have Blk and gained eleven. This
makes the council stand nineteen Demo.
Gratis and seventeen Republicans.
!. There were five municipal, ttcketb in the
field at Denver. The Republicans elected
Mr.. Lee mayer W 1000 to 1900 m ajor.
The introduction OF female suffrage had
no appreciable effect on the results Of The
Kansas election.
The Democrats OF Springfield, ill.,, elect
ed their city ticket, with the possible ex-
ception OF city attorney, by a decisive ma.
jority.
Mrs Lncy Johnson, wife OF associate
S"stiee Johnson, Of the. state supreme
court, was elected To thu KoAtd of educa.
tion Of Minneapolis Kansas.
Henry Aamf, Republican, was elected
mayor OF Kansas City.
The whole Republican ticket at Topeka,
orally as their husbands did,
The city election at saltwater, Mimi, re:
suited in the election OF G. NJ: Seymour,
Republicans, TOR mayor; Leonard Clark,
INDEPENDENT. for city treasurer.
At Hudson Wis, nearly all OF the PEG.
pies ticket Was elected: VIM. H. Phipps,
mayor; W. V. Calpwell treasurer Jas.
Coggsve!t, assessor; Geo. w. Randall,
police justice, union.
, At Mankato, Mimi, the election result
ed: A. R. Pfau dem: mayor, by vote
and Labor, and 20 for A. S. Rouse PRO.
hibition).
>, Editor Edwards was elected Mayor of
Fargo, Oak.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

The latest information from Fort Glib
son is that MIR. Blaine was quite ,,nwef
when the train arrived at Gibson station
that he did not 20 over to the Tort unit
the next day; that he has been i'll With bat
cold since then.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

at 4 Name pOmOlOSlcal meeting, OF
every person providing an abundant
supply of fresh fruit at all times for
the home table. He asserts that he
knew from experience that blackberries
and raspbcrrics in that state could be
produced and picked for q cents a
basket, and that as many bushels of
Strawberries as of potatoes could be
raised on one square rod of land
Great interest is taken in fish propaga.
ton in Louisiana at present. The legis-
]ature has passed stringent laws against
the wanton destruction of fish, and
against catching them in traps during
the spawning season. 1t is claimed that
the state has as large lake area as
Minnesota, and it is believed that many
northern people will come there during
the winter to catch fish.
In Great Britain butter is carried in
the mails at very low rates, and large
number of dairy farmers send butter to
customers regularly in this way. It is
placed in small wooden or metal pack
ages. and the postage is prepaid by
stamps. By employing the mail-pack-
age service the profits of middlemen
are saved. and consumers get fresh but
ter all the year.
Seth Green states that success in fish
raising can not be acquired by the read
ing of book any more than skill in
matchmaking can. Many facts can be
learned. but experience is needed to en-
able one to raise fish. He recommends
that operations be commenced on a
small scale, and that the business be ex-
tended as ones knowledge increases.
A common custom of cattle king land
grabbers on the plains has been to buy
the alternate sections of railroad lands
and tseoe the contiguous corners in
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-07

IHAvE seen a good many Presidents in
nv long life. l have known several Of
them personally, and l have read the his
tory of the administration OF them all. ]
have seen and knOw-and | think know
him full well-GROvER CLEVELAND, our
President of the United States and on my
honor an a man who is bound to tell you
the truth, if ever a man was hound 10 tell
the truth to his fellow man, don't believe
that a more honest, drawer, truer man
ever filed the Presidential chair of the
United States. say he is an honest,
brave man. He is more than that; he is a
man of far more ability than people who
don't know him may suppose. He has
that supreme faculty, the best OF faculties,
which we designate by the term common
sense" If he is not leyel-headed, com
nonsense, honest man, then l am no Judge
of men.-AVcn G. Thurman.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-07

HENRY LANDEGoN, OF Bellairc, candi-
date of Belmont Democrats Tor Commls-
sioper; WM. WARNuCE, Ct WaruOck, can
didate for Iniirmary Director, and THOs.
McCoRMACE, of Bsllaire, for Coroner, are
all good men. They are straight Demo
Gratis, bue should command the support Of
the ceOple irrespective OF party.